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Indiana halts support of fertilizer plant on U.S. bomb concerns

Friday, May 17, 2013

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence yesterday pulled his support of a plan by a Pakistani company to build a fertilizer plant after the Pentagon raised concerns that its products were being used to make bombs. Pence said yesterday he withdrew state incentives for the project near the Illinois border because the Defense Department said it needs more time to evaluate whether the Lahore-based Fatima Group has created a less-explosive fertilizer. The … 0

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013, file photo, people are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has returned more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000. No other major stock index is even close. The U.S. Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, for instance, has delivered a terrific first four months. It's up 14 percent. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Falling yen to make Japan’s goods more affordable

Friday, May 17, 2013

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods – from cars to televisions – are going on sale. Credit Japan’s drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping shrink the value of the yen. A U.S. dollar now buys about 100 yen. Last … 0

European discomfort with U.S. farming could derail trade talks

Friday, May 17, 2013

Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell. Now, the opposition to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe. Many in Europe worry that a trade pact would ease regulations that … 0

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Ronald Briggs of Epsom places a flower in memory of his nephew, Michel Briggs, in a wreath during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony; Friday, May 17, 2013. The names of 44 officers who died in the line of duty were read ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff PHOTOS: Event honors officers killed in line of duty in N.H.
Amy McKean loads a box of T-shirts into a vehicle with Rock 'N Race team coordinator Donna Killion at St. Peter's Church in Concord; Tuesday, May 14, 2013. McKean's Rock 'N Race team, Amy's Advocates, raises more money for the Concord Hospital fundraiser than any other team. A survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma, McKean organizes a team that now number 127 runners and walkers. Though it is the second-largest team, it has raised more money over the last few years than any other group. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff) Ray Duckler: Amy and her Advocates raise money for Concord cancer center like no other team
Joseph Foster is interviewed by WMUR before the ceremony where he is sworn in as state Attorney General on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) PHOTOS: Incoming Attorney General Joe Foster’s swearing-in ceremony
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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Medicare payments vs. hospital charges in New Hampshire

Friday, May 17, 2013

Compare what each hospital charges for nine different health care services by selecting one from the left-hand menu bar. The left side of the graph is how much each hospital receives from Medicare for that service, and the … 0

Medicare data provides reminder of wide range of health care prices, payments

Friday, May 17, 2013

When Medicare patients checked into Catholic Medical Center in Manchester complaining of chest pain, the hospital sent the government an average bill for more than $24,000. Across the river at Elliot Hospital, the average price for treating chest … 0

To help solve challenging cardiac problems, doctors press ‘print’

Thursday, May 16, 2013

It may sound like something out of science fiction, but doctors at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., are making hearts. Not actual hearts, but three-dimensional synthetic models churned out by what looks like an ordinary printer. … 0

Turning off iPhone essential to pilots reporting interference

Friday, May 17, 2013

The regional airliner was climbing past 9,000 feet when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in row 9 to switch off an iPhone. “The timing of the cell phone being turned off coincided with the moment where … 0

U.S. retailers shun Bangladesh reforms

Friday, May 17, 2013

Nearly all U.S. clothing chains, citing the fear of litigation, declined to sign an international pact ahead of yesterday’s deadline, potentially weakening what had been hailed as the best hope for bringing about major reforms in low-wage factories in Bangladesh. Companies including Walmart, Gap, Target and J.C. Penney … 0

Construction to begin this fall on $32 million redevelopment of Hooksett I-93 rest areas

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Construction could begin in October on a $32 million plan to transform the rest areas on Interstate 93 in Hooksett into full-service facilities featuring a 1950s-style diner, a 20,000-square-foot liquor store, 20 fuel pumps and other amenities on each side of the highway. A vote was delayed yesterday … 1

Individual sized cheese cakes with chocolate ganache at Crust and Crumb Bakery; Friday, May 10, 2013. (SAMANTHA GORESH / Monitor staff)

Downtown: New Concord business owners ‘give it our best shot’

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Since Alison Ladman opened the Crust & Crumb Baking Co. on Main Street last July, she’s found a welcoming community of downtown merchants and a steady stream of customers for her pastries, cakes, breads and coffee. She has … 1

Real Estate YTD/April 2013 for N.H. counties and Concord. Source: New Hampshire Association of REALTORS/Northern New England Real Estate Network.

Spring brings renewed life for Capital Region’s housing market

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Spring has brought signs of renewed life in the Capital Region’s housing market. Sales and median home prices are both up from where they were a year ago. Foreclosures are down. Listings are spending less time on the … 0

State may be close to selecting developer for I-93 rest areas in Hooksett

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The public may get its first look this week at plans to redevelop the rest areas on Interstate 93 in Hooksett into full-service plazas. Three times in recent years, state officials have sought a private developer to transform the rest areas at Exit 11, which now offer restrooms, … 2

FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by Dominion shows the Dominion Liquified Natural Gas (LGN) facility in Cove Point, Md. A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking. Expanded More than 20 projects to export LNG are under review by the Energy Department. (AP Photo/Dominion)

Plans to export US natural gas stir debate

Sunday, May 12, 2013

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects … 0

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